Collection GB 0074 ACC/1788 - PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/1788

Title

PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1882-1947 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 linear metre

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited was established as Prudential Mutual Assurance, Investment and Loan Association in 1848. It was renamed British Prudential Assurance Association in 1860, and British Prudential and Consolidated Assurance in 1865. The name Prudential Assurance Company Limited was adopted in 1867 and the company was incorporated in 1881.

Acquisitions included the British Industry Life Assurance Company (amalgamated 1860); Consolidated Assurance Company (amalgamated 1865); British Mutual Life Assurance Company (amalgamated 1868); International Life Assurance Society (amalgamated 1870) and British Widows Assurance Company Limited (amalgamated 1936).

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/1788 1882-1947 Collection 1 linear metre Prudential Assurance Co Ltd x Prudential Mutual Assurance, Investment and Loan Association x British Prudential Assurance Association x British Prudential & Consolidated Assurance

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited was established as Prudential Mutual Assurance, Investment and Loan Association in 1848. It was renamed British Prudential Assurance Association in 1860, and British Prudential and Consolidated Assurance in 1865. The name Prudential Assurance Company Limited was adopted in 1867 and the company was incorporated in 1881.

Acquisitions included the British Industry Life Assurance Company (amalgamated 1860); Consolidated Assurance Company (amalgamated 1865); British Mutual Life Assurance Company (amalgamated 1868); International Life Assurance Society (amalgamated 1870) and British Widows Assurance Company Limited (amalgamated 1936).

Gifted in 1982.

Records of the Prudential Assurance Company relating to property, 1882-1947, including draft and copy deeds, abstracts of title, agreements, contracts, plans, correspondence and other papers regarding ground rents in Croydon, Westminster, Holborn, City of London, Teddington, Winchmore HIll, Tooting, Fulham, Muswell Hill, Hornsey and Richmond.

Chronological

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Archives are still held by the Company, contact Prudential plc; Laurence Pountney Hill; London; EC4R 0HH or see their website.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

July to October 2009 Property ownership Law Legal documents Deeds Title deeds Rent Fees Finance Abstracts of Title (documents) Information sources Documents Rentals People People by roles Property owners Civil law Legal systems Company archives Property Prudential Assurance Co Ltd x Prudential Mutual Assurance , Investment and Loan Association x British Prudential Assurance Association x British Prudential & Consolidated Assurance Property law Prudential Assurance Company Ltd Prudential plc x Prudential Mutual Assurance Investment and Loan Association

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gifted in 1982.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Prudential Assurance Company relating to property, 1882-1947, including draft and copy deeds, abstracts of title, agreements, contracts, plans, correspondence and other papers regarding ground rents in Croydon, Westminster, Holborn, City of London, Teddington, Winchmore HIll, Tooting, Fulham, Muswell Hill, Hornsey and Richmond.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Chronological

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Archives are still held by the Company, contact Prudential plc; Laurence Pountney Hill; London; EC4R 0HH or see their website.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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